Angelique Kerber on Tuesday failed to silence the talk that she is having difficulty handling the pressure of playing as a Grand Slam champion; the No.3 seed allowed an opponent with only four previous victories over Top 20 players to dictate play and knock her out of the first round of a Grand Slam for only the second time in five years.
It was always going to be a tough match for the reigning Australian Open champion.
The crowd on Philippe-Chatrier Court today saw an identical dynamic play out as the big-serving 24-year-old from Wateringen in the Netherlands claimed her biggest career scalp, by a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 scoreline.
Angelique Kerber no pudo silenciar este martes las criticas y los comentarios sobre las dificultades que tiene jugando los torneos grandes, como el Roland-Garros…
La preclasificada numero tres no pudo con una rival que tenia solo 4 victorias ante jugadoras clasificadas en el top 20 de la WTA…se trata de la Holandesa Kiki Berttens, a quien logro ganar el segundo set y parecia en ruta a la recuperacion pero no pudo…
Asi las cosas, Kiki Berttens produce la primera gran sorpresa de la jornada eliminando a la actual Campeona del Abierto de Australia….con parciales de 6-2, 3-6 y 6-3.
Es la segunda ocasion en 5 años que Kerber es eliminada en primera ronda de un Grand Slam.
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